Debbie Dunning was born in Burbank, California. She first started out as a model and was featured in numerous advertisements for products like Miller Beer and Ford Motors. She also gained immense exposure in a series of Taco Bell commercials. From modeling, Dunning moved to the small screen, and made appearances on popular shows such as Baywatch and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Hope Lorca is played by Debbie Dunning on MyNetworkTV’s American telenovela, Wicked Wicked Games. She is the nanny of Emma and Brooke Crawford, and she developed an affair with Theodore Crawford. She is the type of woman who cares more for other people than herself.